Mathematician:Jean Bernard Léon Foucault
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Mathematician
French physicist best known for his demonstration of the Foucault pendulum, a device demonstrating the effect of Earth's rotation.
Nationality
French
History
- Born: 18 September 1819 in Paris, France
- Died: 11 February 1868 in Paris, France
Theorems and Definitions
- Foucault's Currents
- Foucault's Gyroscope
- Foucault Knife-Edge Test
- Foucault's Measurements of the Speed of Light
- Foucault's Pendulum
Definitions of concepts named for Jean Bernard Léon Foucault can be found here.
Publications
- 1849: Lumière électrique ("Electric light")
- 1851: Démonstration physique du mouvement de rotation de la Terre au moyen du pendule ("Physical demonstration of the Earth's rotational movement by means of the pendulum") (C.R. Acad. Sci. Vol. 32: pp. 135 – 138)
Also known as
Usually known as Léon Foucault.
Sources
- John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson: "Jean Bernard Léon Foucault": MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Foucault's pendulum
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Foucault's pendulum